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History of the Old Mission Peninsula and Traverse City Area.

Top News Stories on the Old Mission Peninsula in 2022 | Jane Boursaw, Old Mission Gazette

Dougherty House Adds Pavilion Honoring Bill Cole

Jane Louise Boursaw - November 17, 2022 1

Tim Carroll leads a tour through the Ogdensburg Cemetery on the Old Mission Peninsula | Jane Boursaw Photo

Walk With Tim Carroll Through the Ogdensburg Cemetery – VIDEO

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Old Mission Mystery - Where Is This Church

Old Mission Mystery: Where Was This Church Located?

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Margaret and William Wilson | Helen Vogel Archives

Old Mission History: Mrs. Wilson, Billboards and a Chance Encounter in...

Barb Wunsch - September 6, 2022 8

Deni and Rex Hooper on their wedding day | Hooper Photo

Marc Hooper on His Mom, Hiroshima and the End of the...

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Tom Sheffer at a mystery location on the Old Mission Peninsula, circa 1946 | Sheffer Photo

Old Mission Mystery – Where Were These 1946 Photos Taken?

Jane Louise Boursaw - August 6, 2022 1

Carpenter Hill on Center Road; Old Mission Peninsula | Jane Boursaw Photo

PDR Program 101: Farmland Preservation on the August 2 Ballot

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Phyllis Cooley tells stories about the Hessler Log Home; Log Cabin Day 2022 | Jane Boursaw Photo

Log Cabin Day 2022 Features Tours, Blacksmithing, Storytelling and More –...

Jane Louise Boursaw - July 19, 2022 4

Father Rexroat performs the Blessing of the Blossoms on the Old Mission Peninsula | Jane Boursaw Photo

Upcoming Events: Church Treasure Sale, Pickleball Fundraiser, Holman Farm History &...

Jane Louise Boursaw - May 11, 2022 1

Giles family | Tim Carroll presentation at PCL, Oct 2021

A History of the Brown/Giles Family Farm, where Brys Estate is...

Jane Louise Boursaw - April 12, 2022 6

Peninsula Fire Department, Circa 1945; this photo was taken at the “fire barn,” located on Center Road, just north of the current fire hall in Mapleton. Pictured, standing left to right: Harry Heller, Arnold White, Roy Hooper, Claude Watson, Stanley Wood and Ray Heller. Seated in the truck are John Lardie (wearing helmet) and Ike (Isadore) Lardie | Photo Courtesy of the book "A Century of Service"

Historical Society to Present ‘History of Peninsula Fire Department’

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Grace Marshall Pratt Bacon, circa 1935 | Photo courtesy of Nikki Sobkowski

Old Mission Ghost Stories: The Haunting of Glen and Becky Chown’s...

Jane Louise Boursaw - October 31, 2021 7

Ed Brown goes to Bus Driver School, 1957, Traverse City, Michigan | Traverse City Record-Eagle; Old Mission Gazette Photo

Old Mission History: Ed Brown Goes to Bus Driver School in...

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Old Mission Veteran Burton F. Pheatt Turns 100 Years Old

Vintage OMPS Photos: That Rope in the School Gym

Celebration of Life Planned for Marty Reay

Old Mission Farm Family Carries On Cherry Royalty Tradition at National Cherry Festival

Log Cabin Day Celebration Planned for Old Mission Peninsula